Michael Coker is a collegiate baseball writer and lead contemporary news reporter for Black College Nines. He is a member and sits on the Board of Directors of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), a member of the Black College Legends and Pioneers Committee for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, founding member of the HBCU-Pro Sports Media Association (HBCU-PSMA), Founder and Executive Director of the Black College Championships LLC and HBCU baseball Black College World Series. Previously reported for blackcollegebaseball.com. Coker is a voter for the NCBWA NCAA Division I baseball Top 30 poll and Black College Nines’ HBCU baseball polls. Has twenty years of covering collegiate baseball. Played baseball three years under coach Jeffery Lee Jr. at Edward Waters University. Attended Oakton College, Wilberforce University and is a proud graduate of Edward Waters College in 1990 and University of Miami School of Law. Will complete Masters of Law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Coker is also a political contributor, consultant and conservative blogger. Founder of Secondopinionpundits – Political Web Magazine.
The City of Tyler, Texas, City Council has approved waiving fees for the Texas College’s baseball team to play all of its home games at Woldert Park’s baseball field. City Council, this past October 2019, voted unanimously to approved waiving…
It’s that time of the year again when HBCU baseball teams take to the field in hopes the start of the season can lead to that all important conference championship. A number of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) small…
As we close in on the college baseball season, Black College Nines looks at HBCU baseball’s top recruiting programs for 2020. Our analysis, in addition to head coaches’ input and national level scouting played an interesting part in nominating the…
The Benedict College baseball program has put up staggering stolen base numbers over the past ten years under Head Coach Selwyn Young. In 2018, the Tigers stole their 2,000th base during coach’s ninth season. He builds his teams to go…
Collegiate Baseball’s Fabulous 40 NCAA Division I Pre-Season Poll presented by Big League Chew bubble gum has been released and it includes four HBCU teams mentioned in the poll as “others receiving votes”. Alabama State was mentioned in the poll…
The defending MEAC champion returns many of key pieces of its championship team. Four starting pitchers are back from last year’s squad. KC Coleman, who threw two complete games in the MEAC tournament, Josh Hancock, Josh Barr and Josh Wilson…
The Harris-Stowe State University baseball team was back on the diamond recently for their fall ball schedule. For the first time in program history, they played countable games for the spring, beginning in the fall. NAIA started to allow games…
The 2020 Maryland Eastern Shore baseball program has some new faces that will help the Hawks attempt to be one of the top teams in the MEAC conference. The Hawks graduated 3 seniors, and have 23 returning players from the…
The Coppin State baseball team continues fall practice prepping for the 2020 season. What is expected for the coming season? Justin Banks returns and should be the favorite for MEAC Player of the Year after hitting .394 with 5 homeruns…
The Edward Waters College Tigers are returning 22 players from the 2019 season. Out of those 22, 6 starting position players and four starting pitchers return. The 2020 team will be led by four-year starter Cayden Frankie at first base…